Inducted into India’s armed forces in 2003, Prithvi-II, it is the first missile to be developed by DRDO under India’s prestigious IGMDP (Integrated Guided Missile Development Program) is now a proven technology.

The twin-engine Prithvi-II is 8.56 meter in length, 1.1 meter in width and weighs 4,600 kg. It has the ability to dodge enemy missiles. The battlefield missile has a flight duration of 483 seconds and a peak altitude of 43.5km. Notably, Prithvi is India’s first indigenously built ballistic missile.

Prithvi-II has been designed to operate with both liquid and solid fuels and is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear payloads. The last user trial of Prithvi-II was successfully conducted on February 16, 2016, preceded by a trial on November 14, 2014. Source